Figure wheeled toy



Mar. 20, 1923.

J. B. HENDERSON FIGURE WHEELED TOY Filed Oct. 28, 1922 2 sheets-sheet l J. B. HENDERSON FIGURE WHEELED TOY Max. 20, 1923.

2 sheets-sheet 2 Filed Oct. 28, 1922 grwcflto'c James 5, Henderson I attorney entirety.

v Patented Men 2@, 11923.

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Application filled @ctoher 99,319 919. tlcrlul Klo. fittfiw:

To all whom it may concern:

Be it knownthet ll, Jenna B. Hnunnnson,

e citizen of the United States, end e resident of Washington, in the District of 5 Columbie, have invented new and useful Tm.

' prove'me'nts' in a; Figure Wheeled Toy, of

which the following-is e ecificetion.

This invention resides in a toy mode in the likeness of en unim'el end so constructed Zlt thet when drown elong e surfece, it will execute it sinuous movement. lit comprises only e few very simple ports, is easily essembled end quite efi'ectlve in its purpose for the enterteinment of children.

A specific embodiment is fully shown in the drewinm, in which Figure 1 is it side view of the toy, Figure 2 o plen view, showing in dotted lines the sinuous movement thet the toy executes; Figures 3 end 5, so views showing at modified form of wheel and Figures 4 end 6, still enother form 0 wheel. Fig. 7 is e modified form of the toy, showing the middle T-shuped section reversed us to Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is the side view st of Fig. 7, with port in section showing hinge, bolts end bushingso Like reference cherecters designate lihe ports in the various views;

In the drawing, A represents the toy in its It is made in the particular embodimentshown in the form of e dog, and comprises e heed section 1, en intermediete 7 section 2, and e reer section 3. The three sections one rectunguler in section end ore made of plene surfaced rigid materiel, such es cord board or wood. The middle section is mode in the form of e, l, end the two'end sections have flanges which fit over the tronsverse horizontel portion of theT. The sections are interconnected by. countersunk screws 4i. llVushers t ere inserted between section to reduce weer. The sections one thus free to twist reletively of each other, es the screws fit loosely in the countersunk holes I 5. The core dot the enimel ere mode of fiexiblemeteriel so thet they will flep es the enimul makes its sinuous motions To the legs 7 of the enimel, ere'ettuohed trensverse bars 8.- These serve as exles, upon which to" are mounted the wheels 9. These wheels ere hove small cum portions time by use or pins hummer into ends of the bars 8. To the heed section is etteched the hook ll, to which mey conveniently be etteched the cord 12 for pulling the enimel elong e surfece. In Fig. 8, the sections ere interconnected by bolts 23, which fit loosely into bushings 2t. I

lit the surfece is quite irreguler, the up end down movement of the wheels will be suficient to ceuse the sections to twist role it tively of each other. In order, however, to edept the toy for similar sinuous movement julong u flet surface, or to eccentuute its movement even along on ii'reguler surface, e speeiel form of right front end left reer wheels ere mounted engulerl of their respective exles. Wheels 13 'en 1t ere bored et en engle, so that when mounted on their pins 10, they will sterid at on angle to their exles. These wheels will heve their entire surface, which is to gent to the ground, bearing on the groun Wheels 15 end 16 one, however, formed with crownedsurtuce's so thet they do not contact with the ground to es lerge en extent es wheels 13 end It. This errengementis necessary in view of the enguler mounting of wheels 13 end it. In Figures 3 end 5, wheels 17 end 18 merely 19 formed on their peripheries. lln Figures 4t end 6, wheels 19 end 20 ere in the form of two helicel surfeces, meb'ug the wheels precticully enel- 0 us to the wheels shown in Flgure 2.

, eels 21 end 22 are therefore similarly given u crowned bearing surface. t5 The operation of the toyyis of course quite obvious As it is drewn elong some surfece, it will be obliged to execute it s nuous movement beceuse' of the peculiar form end mounting of its wheels, end the sections]. form of its bod As it executes its sinuous movement, it w ll ceuse the eem to hep, end thus, to e ler'ge extent, simulete the unimel it represents. w

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' lln e toy, e heed section, reer section, end intermediete section, seid sections being 1n--- terconnected to permit of reletive leterel movement between the Section seid sections being formed oi? rigid fiet meterml, eers int of flexible material attached to said head section, said head and rear sections having legs, axles mounted on said head and rear sections, pins threadedly I mounted on said axles, wheels carried by said pins, one front wheel and one rear wheel being mounted at an oblique angle to the axles, and the other front and rear wheelsbeing at right angles to the axles and having their heal-mg surfaces crowned, to cause a 10 sinuous movement of the toyxwhen drawn; along a surface. In testimony whereof I afi x my signature.

JAMES B. HENDERSON} 

